Letters to the Editor

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Dear Dr. Wilkin, I have been receiving your newsletter [The GES News] for about, oh nine months or so. . . I do enjoy receiving your newsletter. Thank you for its free subscription. However, I am struggling with some of the things you are writing about…. Do you not believe that there must be some
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Letters to the Editor

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Dear Bob, I have thoroughly enjoyed receiving the GES News and the GES Statement of Faith…. I have met more and more Christians over the past few months who are eternally insecure. . . [and] who are full of unrest. . . Keep up the good work, Bob, in making people aware of the power
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Letters to the Editor

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Dear Bob, I have a question in regard to church discipline and GES. We will let people come to Jesus just as they are—a sin loving sinner. But are we to also allow them to come to church just as they are—a forgiven sin-loving sinner; or do we require a commitment to follow Jesus as
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Letters to the Editor

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Dear Servant of the Lord, Thank you for your generosity in sending me your publications. I praise God for your admirable (and thoroughly Biblical) stand as to what salvation is and is not. Throughout the entire world there is a tremendous need for teaching like yours. Keep going forward. CV Hiawassee, GA Thanks. I needed
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Periodical Reviews

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“Abiding is Remaining in Fellowship: Another Look at John 15:1-6,” Joseph C. Dillow, Bibliotheca Sacra 147 (Jan-Mar 1990): 44-53. Joseph Dillow defends the view that John 15:1-6 is dealing with fellowship, not eternal salvation. He cites three lines of support for his view. 1) “Every branch in Me” most naturally refers to genuine believers. 2)
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Letters to the Editor

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Dear Editor, The “debate” (as engaged by GES) seems to be developing into one of “choosing up sides” for the bigger team. Each “side” is sure of its right position as they interpret Scripture. No one seems to listen to what the other is saying—except to pounce upon perceived negatives…. Could Philippians 2:1-3 [which concerns
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Colossians and Philemon

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Colossians and Philemon. By R. Kent Hughes. Westchester, IL: Crossway Books, 1989. 185 pp. Cloth, $10.95. This volume is the first of a new series entitled “Preaching the Word.” Crossway Books has commissioned Dr. R. Kent Hughes, the Senior Pastor of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, to author this entire series, which when completed at
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If By Any Means

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If By Any Means. By R. E. Neighbour. Miami Springs, FL: Conley & Schoettle Publishing Co., 1985. 128 pp. Paper, $5.95. The confusion over the condition, confidence, and consequences of salvation is by no means limited to this generation. If By Any Means, written in 1940 by R. E. Neighbour, is a beautiful theological tapestry
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A Critique of The Gospel According to Jesus

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J. Kevin Butcher* I. Introduction By writing The Gospel According to Jesus, in a sense John F. MacArthur has done the evangelical world a favor. He has raised to a level of national consciousness the contemporary confusion in the Church over the most basic issue of all-the nature of the Gospel. MacArthur rightly suggests that
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Gentle Persuasion

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Gentle Persuasion. By Joseph C. Aldrich. Portland, OR: Multnomah Press, 1988. 247 pp. Paper, $7.95. The Church desperately needs new models for evangelism. Dr. Aldrich, the leading advocate for what has been called “relational evangelism” in the conservative camp, provides a consistently biblical and refreshingly creative alternative to “Tuesday evening visitation.” Convinced that only 10%
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